Sean Michael Flanagan: S · Oklahoma State · #18.
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Sean Michael Flanagan
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons in the Oklahoma State secondary to date. One game to point at: 11 tackles against TCU — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 59 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 82 | 54 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-44vs Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-25@ No. 16 Baylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-31vs Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 40-43@ No. 13 TCU | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 41-34vs No. 20 Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-48@ No. 22 Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-37@ Kansas | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-14vs Iowa State | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-28@ Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-24vs West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Week 11 · 2022
W 20-14
vs Iowa State
1.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles · 6 solo tackles
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL59 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Mike Gundy — 35-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
53.2%
524 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
574 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2022
59 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #270 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma State, 82 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
